Reinforcing and strengthening the good-neighborly
and all-round cooperative relationship between China and Vietnam in the new
situation are in the basic interest of both countries and their people and
conducive to peace, stability and development of the region and the world,
senior Chinese leader Jia Qinglin said Monday.
Jia, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political
Consultative Conference (CPPCC), arrived in Hanoi Monday afternoon for an
official goodwill visit at the invitation of the Central Committee of the
Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and the Vietnam Fatherland Front(VFF).
Jia, also member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the
Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), was greeted at the
hotel by Nguyen Van Son, chairman of the Commission for External Relations of
the CPV and VFF Vice Chairman Huynh Dam. Chinese ambassador to Vietnam Hu
Qianwen and some senior officials of the CPV and the VFF greeted Jia at the
airport.
In a written statement issued at the airport, Jia said China and Vietnam are
friendly neighbors linked by mountains and rivers. The people of the two
countries share a long tradition of friendship. He said he witnessed the vigor
of Vietnam's reform drive and felt the friendly sentiments of the Vietnamese
people for the Chinese people as soon as he stepped upon this land.
Jia said over the past few years, China-Vietnam relations have made
continuous progress under the guidelines of long-term stability, being oriented
towards the future, friendship and good-neighborliness and all-round
cooperation. He noted that the leaders of the two countries have maintained
frequent contact, while trade and economic cooperation has born rich fruits. The
two sides have continuously deepened exchanges of experience in building
political parties and governing the country, as well as advanced friendly
exchanges and cooperation in all fields.
Jia said he is looking forward to exchanging views with Vietnamese leaders on
the relations between the CPC and the CPV and between the two countries, as well
as other issues of common concern.
Jia said through the visit, he will gain comprehensive knowledge of the new
achievements Vietnam has made in socialist construction and reform. He expressed
the wish that this visit would help deepen mutual understanding, enhance
friendship and mutual trust, advance mutually beneficial cooperation and push
forward the development of the friendly, good-neighborly China-Vietnam
relationship of all-round cooperation.
Jia's Vietnam visit is slated for March 20 through 24. Besides Hanoi, he will
also visit Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City.